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Nov 08, 2024
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Academic Catalog 2024-2025
English, M.A.
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The 37-hour Master of Arts in English program is designed to prepare students for teaching, further graduate work, creative writing, or related writing and research fields. Two tracks are available, each requiring a total of 37 graduate hours: The thesis-option track requires 6 hours of thesis and an oral defense, while the non-thesis track requires 6 additional hours in lieu of thesis. Both the thesis and the non-thesis track require a written comprehensive exam.
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Admission Requirements (in addition to those listed for all graduate students)
To be considered for the program, applicants for the Master of Arts in English must have the following:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- A minimum of 12 upper-level hours in English, with a 3.0 GPA in all undergraduate English courses.
Additionally, students must have, or must be willing to pursue:
- A reading proficiency in a foreign language approved by the School of Languages and Literature. The proficiency may be met by one of the following:
- The prior successful completion of a minimum of 6 hours (generally two consecutive courses) in one approved foreign language.
- Passing score on an ETS or AP examination in one approved foreign language.
- Passing score on one of the available placement exams or reading proficiency exams in the School of Languages and Literature (American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Latin, or Spanish).
- Through undergraduate leveling courses equal to 6 hours in one approved foreign language within the first year of enrollment in the MAE program. (See current catalog for a general explanation of Leveling Courses for graduate programs.)
Final admission to the program requires the Dean of Languages and Literature’s approval, which is based upon:
- Prior academic or undergraduate performance:
- Cumulative GPA
- GPA in all coursework in English
- Writing sample
- Two academic or professional letters of recommendation
Thesis Track (37 hours total, 6 must be thesis hours)
The thesis track requires a student to demonstrate the ability to do independent research. A committee of three full-time English professors, selected by the student and approved by the dean of the school, will supervise the thesis. One member of the committee will serve as the student’s chair or advisor throughout the thesis process. Once the student begins work on the thesis, continuous enrollment in thesis hours must be maintained until completion of the thesis. (However, summer enrollment is required only if the student anticipates working on or completing the thesis in the summer term.) Near the completion of the thesis, the student must successfully present and support it before committee members.
Non-Thesis Track (37 hours total)
In lieu of writing a thesis, students may choose to complete six additional hours in graduate English.
Comprehensive Exam (1 hour)
Students in both tracks, thesis and non-thesis, must complete a comprehensive exam in their last one or two sessions of attendance. The exam requires students to familiarize themselves with specific texts from the current reading list and write analytical essays in response to questions related to those texts. A committee of three full-time English professors, selected by the dean of the school and approved by the full-time faculty, read and evaluate all comprehensive exams completed in a term.
Results of the comprehensive exam are “Credit/CR” or “No Credit/NCR.”
*Students who receive No Credit on the first attempt may attempt the exam a second time in the next four sessions. Students who receive No Credit on the exam a second time, will not be allowed to take the exam without taking additional course work.
Transfer Credit
Up to 12 hours of approved graduate credit from an accredited college or university may satisfy degree requirements. To attempt transfer credit from other institutions, a student must submit an official transcript of the courses to be considered, and may also be required to submit a catalog description and course syllabus from the institution where the course was taken. The dean of the school must approve transfer credit.
Course Requirements
The Master of Arts in English requires a total of 37 hours; once students selects a desired track - thesis option or non-thesis option - they can fulfill the necessary hours by successfully completing the following:
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